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The trial is taking place at the High Court in Glasgow.

The Social Justice Secretary said she will be as open as possible with the public on the risk to public buildings.

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died peacefully at Balmoral on September 8 last year aged 96.

The Education Secretary has been criticised for shifting the blame onto schools during the concrete crisis.

Communities will be able to apply to their local authority to have turbines built, with councillors told to listen to the majority of people.

Matthew Rycroft was driving drunk on the motorway before crashing his car on a slip road with his son Callum Rycroft, 12, in the vehicle.

Former constable Shaun Wheeler admitted two counts of misconduct in public office relating to sexual activity and inappropriate messages.

Experts warn that offices, court houses, hospitals, and factories containing Raac could be at risk of collapse.

Muhammad Sharif told the BBC he saw his son Urfan Sharif, Sara’s father, soon after he arrived in Jhelum and said he had fled the UK out of ‘fear’.

Changes to Work Capability Assessments would help people ‘move off benefits and towards the jobs market’, Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said.

Measures should include plans for the evacuation of patients in clinical areas where there is reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

Sally Walsh, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, said she is facing a ‘horrendous situation’.

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is investigating the Police Service of Northern Ireland data breach.

While blue plaques can currently be seen in towns and cities across the UK, the official blue plaque scheme is London-only.

The Refugee Council and other charities have written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Housing Secretary Michael Gove.

The supermarket said its Parma ham, mortadella and prosciutto will come from animals that lived life free from confinement in Italy.

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee heard Deputy Chief Constable Mark Hamilton is to appear before a meeting of the Police Federation on Wednesday.

Custody inspector Mike Sinden denied the charge as the trial began at Hove Crown Court.

The Irish crime group has been described as a ‘murderous organisation’ involved in the international trafficking of firearms and drugs.

Voters will go to the polls in what has been a historically safe Conservative seat on October 19.